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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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could/might/may have done
0 A: "Where has your sister gone?" 02 br
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00 B: "She 01 b 01 font 00 could 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 "She 01 b 01 font 00 may 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 "She 01 b 01 font 00 might 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 May I ask if those three sentence are all correct? Thank you for taking your time helping me with my question. 0-
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00 B: "She 01 b 01 font 00 could 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 "She 01 b 01 font 00 may 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 "She 01 b 01 font 00 might 02 font 00 have gone 02 b 00 swimming with some friends." 02 br
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00 May I ask if those three sentence are all correct? Thank you for taking your time helping me with my question. 0-
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0 Hi Viceidol 02 br
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00 I would prefer 01 i 00 may 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 might 02 i 00 in your sentence. In this context, I don't think 01 i 00 could 02 i 00 would would be my first choice unless more than one possibility were suggested, or unless the answer were preceded by something such as "I'm not sure": 02 br
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00 I would prefer 01 i 00 may 02 i 00 or 01 i 00 might 02 i 00 in your sentence. In this context, I don't think 01 i 00 could 02 i 00 would would be my first choice unless more than one possibility were suggested, or unless the answer were preceded by something such as "I'm not sure": 02 br
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0 When you assess the 01 b 00 probability 02 b 00 of various events in which others are involved, you should use 01 b 00 may/might 02 b 00 . 02 br
01 b 00 Could 02 b 00 should be used when assessing what others were (would have been) 01 b 00 able to do, capable of doing. 02 b 00 0-
01 b 00 Could 02 b 00 should be used when assessing what others were (would have been) 01 b 00 able to do, capable of doing. 02 b 00 0-
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ViceidolA: "Where has your sister gone?"
B: "She could have gone swimming with some friends."
"She may have gone swimming with some friends."
"She might have gone swimming with some friends."
May I ask if those three s
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